“When a flower doesn’t bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.”
— Alexander Den Heijer
For this lesson, I felt called to play with the colors on my palette. I didn’t want to think much about it, I wanted to mix colors and see what happened. I think the results are really pretty! They aren’t typical flower colors and that is what I love about it. I also touched on the concept of the life cycle of your painting.
LIFE CYCLE OF YOUR PAINTING
FROM THE SECOND YOUR BRUSH TOUCHES THE PAPER
UNTIL YOUR PAINTING IS FULLY DRY
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WALKING AWAY FROM IT AND NOT LOOKING AT IT FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS.
THIS GIVES YOU TIME TO SHIFT YOUR PERSPECTIVE
AND SEE YOUR PAINTING WITH NEW EYES.
This painting was full of moments of surrender. You have to let the materials do the work for you. You have to be the observer and watch how the colors spread, and the water moves in wild ways, all without interfering with the process! The results are magical and wild, instead of stiff and overworked.
COLOR STORY
Flowers can be whatever color you want them to be.
SPIRITUAL CREATIVE TOOLS
TOOLS TO ENRICH YOUR SACRED ART PRACTICE
I felt called to use some grounding helpers for this painting session. I wanted to be connected to the earth and have support for my root chakra so that I felt safe, grounded, and calm.
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Hi Stephanie! I found you on Pinterest, and I really love your style and technique – just so incredibly gorgeous and free the way you surrender yourself to the process! I am just starting to learn watercolor and have many moments of frustration and impatience, but am loving every minute of what I hope to be a lifelong journey and love affair with this wonderful medium. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience and beauty with the world. I think you may be my new hero! ❤️
Many blessings!
Patricia
Hi Patricia,
Welcome to the magical world of watercolor painting! There are so many things you can do with the medium, and it is easy to get frustrated with all of the “rules” out there. Try to not overthink any of that and make up your own rules! Play and experiment and see what you discover. It is such a beautiful medium, why ruin it with rules and expectations, right? I’m so happy you found me. Follow me over on YouTube, the free content will continue to grow there.
hugs,
Steph